The conflict in Yemen, a fight between Iran-backed Houthi
rebels and a Saudi-led coalition, has claimed thousands of
lives.

The Vermont senator also ripped into President Donald
Trump for standing by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the
killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday slammed US its support for Saudi
Arabia in the conflict in Yemen.

The independent Vermont senator said it was time for the US to
send a message to the world it will not “continue to support a
catastrophic war led by a despotic regime that has a dangerous,
destructive, and irresponsible” military policies.

“No more! Enough death. Enough killing. Enough
destruction,” Sanders said. “The time is now to tell Saudi Arabia
that we are not committing to partner with them in this horrific
crisis.”

The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, with U.S. support, has killed thousands of civilians. Over 85,000 children have died of starvation.

Sanders, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, is pushing
for the Senate to adopt a resolution ending US support for Saudi
Arabia in Yemen alongside Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and
Republican Sen. Mike Lee.

The Senate was set to vote on the resolution later Wednesday.

Sanders in his remarks before the vote characterized the US’s
role in Yemen as “unconstitutional” given that Congress had not
weighed in on the matter. He said Congress had long “abdicated”
its responsibility regarding war powers as outlined in the US
Constitution, saying it was time for this to change.

The conflict in Yemen, a fight between Iran-backed Houthi rebels
and a Saudi-led coalition, has claimed thousands of lives. After
several years of fighting, the war has claimed
nearly 58,000 lives, according to the Armed
Conflict Location and Event Data Project.Famine and
disease have also been a byproduct of the war.

The US has provided military assistance to Saudi Arabia
throughout the conflict, primarily through arms sales and
logistical support. In August, a US-made bomb was dropped on a
school bus in Yemen, killing dozens of children. Sanders
mentioned the incident Wednesday as he decried US complicity in
the conflict.